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Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Thursday, 10 January 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 January 2019 (named day). It was answered by Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 January 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Taxis: Licensing

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his department has made of the cost to the public purse of creating a national database of all licensed taxi and PHV drivers, vehicles and operator, as recommended by the September 2018 report of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

Ministers are considering the recommendations made by the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing, including the establishment of a national licensing database. A Government response will be issued in due course.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
207157
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Databases Costs Licensing Taxis
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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